Old Jun 7, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by John
All those safety ninnies have added so much weight to cars with their 10 airbags, anti lock braking systems, side impact door beams, etc etc etc, make the Prius weigh almost 3000lbs - as much as my Evo! Meanwhile, my rinky dink CRX tipped the scales at a mighty 1961 lbs, maybe a tad more after I +1 the wheels to 14' HX wheels and 86'd the stock seats in favor of Recaro made seats from the Si model
An excellent observation. Those safety nannies also stifle a lot of creativity.
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